Not many live service titles make it to ten years, by Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight has done just that. Having reached it on the heels of back-to-back record setting years, and following a day-long fan event in Montreal’s Old Port, the development team took to the stage to reveal what’s next for the next decade of Dead by Daylight.

Kicking things off was a recap of the game’s upcoming Chapter as horror icon Jason Voorhees finally lands June 16 on all platforms. Next, was the surprise reveal of a Survivor-focused Chapter featuring original character Shane Wiigwaas, the game’s first Indigenous Survivor. Dead by Daylight: The Life Road follows shortly after Jason, releasing June 25 on all platforms.

Jason’s not the only surprise to hit this year, as Art the Clown is poised to enter with Dead by Daylight: Terrifier this November!. This follows the August release of Dead by Daylight: Chorus of Sin – the game’s first-ever Chapter developed entirely in collaboration with its community.

Looking even further ahead, Dead by Daylight will see a collaboration next year with its first narrative-driven title, The Casting of Frank Stone.

On the gameplay front, Dead by Daylight will be getting a visual overhaul next year, which will be designed to make every Trial more immersive and emotionally impactful. The update will introduce new character model reworks with expanded animation capabilities, alongside realistic facial animations that bring greater expression and nuance to characters. Maps and environments will also receive significant upgrades, including enhanced lighting, shading, and textures, improved Fog and Mist effects, a stronger Entity presence, and, for the first time in Dead by Daylight, dynamic weather systems featuring light rain, heavy rain, and storms. New voice lines for all applicable original characters will additionally be recorded and introduced over time as part of the initiative.

New Game Modes will also be rolled out in the coming years, including a 1v1 Mode and Zombie Mode.

Lastly, the game will be officially opened up to sandboxed modding. The devteam is currently working on a suite of tools to put in players’ hands sometime next year that will give them everything they need to cook up and share new Maps, Modes, and everything in between.

On the film front, Behaviour Interactive Executive Vice President Stephen Mulrooney provided fans with an update on the upcoming Dead by Daylight film, alongside producer Jason Blum. With a screenplay by Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes remake) and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick already completed, the group announced that Thordur Palsson (The Damned, Avalanche) will be the film’s director.

And for those in love with cosmetics, Behaviour also offered up a sneak preview of several of the game’s upcoming Collections. The Black Banquet Collection tied to this year’s Anniversary Event that runs from June 25th to July 16th, will offer players some party-appropriate formal wear. The desert-themed Sunflesh Collection will also deliver new looks as part of one of Dead by Daylight’s next Rifts.

Also announced were a new Eddie Legendary Outfit for The Huntress in honor of Iron Maiden’s 50th anniversary, and an Ice Nine Kills Collection inspired by the heavy metal band who thrilled fans at the event with the debut of their new Dead by Daylight-themed track and music video.

Expanding on existing franchises, The Walking Dead Collection will add Glenn and Negan as Legendary Outfits for Rick, while a new Silent Hill Collection Legendary Outfit for Cheryl will transform her into Shimizu Hinako from Silent Hill f.

Finally, after years of fan requests, the team will be teaming up with Hanna-Barbera to bring Scooby-Doo into Dead by Daylight. That’s not all, as Behaviour Interactive will be teaming up with Blizzard to launch the new Diablo Collection this October!